be separated from them. their families are in all our thoughts. i also want to welcome the government announcement today on reducing the number of troops in afghanistan during 2013. we await the defense secretary's statement -- can the prime minister tell the house how many troops and civilians will be left with in afghanistan after the 2014 deadline, and whether they will be there under afghan- led command? >> i join the leader of the opposition in welcoming what our troops do. on afghanistan, we have to decisions to make. first of all, the decision about the drawdown between now and the end of 2013, and what the defense secretary would announce is because of the success of our forces and the afghan national security forces and the fact that we are moving from a man during a battalion level to mentoring at a grade level by the end of 2013, will be able to see troops come home in two steps, leaving about 5200 troops after the end of 2013. compared with the 9000 we have now. it is to pay tribute to the incredible work they have done, many coming back for tour after tour. this book with

sanctions on officials suspected of human rights violations. some senior government officials in moscow have spoken out against that law, but supporters argue the ban's necessary, because some adopted children have faced abuse by american families. joining me from moscow now is steve rosenberg. steve, you said he'd do it, he's done it. >> that's right, david. there's been one question that has dominated political life in moscow the last few days and that is will he or won't he? will president putin sign what is one of the most controversial laws he's been face with. yesterday he indicated he probably would and today he signed it. as you mentioned it has been very controversial because a number of ministers in his own government, including the russian foreign minister have publicly criticized the law and president putin's critics have accused him of playing politics with russian children. >> criticized it on humanitarian grounds. >> yes, absolutely. it's interesting to note that the bill we're talking about, the law we're talking about is wider than simply banning adoptions. it's russia'

markets are moral and big government isn't." we are at freedom fest in las vegas, where mr. forbes is speaking. mr. forbes, why is that free markets are moreover, but that government isn't. with an example of that? >> remake the emphasis of big government. going back to it james madison defined. but in terms of big government not being moral, it is the opposite of what it purports to do and creates an environment we have less ability to get ahead increased dependency and not a sense of independence. it plessis crony capitalism, which hurts oil entrepreneurship and creativity. all the things the government says it does hopes the poor to make sure the markets: the right direction. they do the opposite. their short-term oriented, writes to the next election. they have their own agenda. they don't respond to the marketplace the way business has to do. they have their own agenda of interest groups. the bigger they get, the more harm they do on the less chance you have to improve your lot in life. >> host: how is it free markets make it moral? is morality part of capitalism? >> guest: moral

the. transitional government in the country. international media. activists. but human rights campaign is still unhappy as we investigate why there hasn't been able to stop the protests almost. a recession. in the north east of the country the financial. news from moscow this is. welcome to the program international efforts to bring about an end to the syrian conflict being stepped up. the latest diplomatic push is now being focused. the syrian deputy foreign minister is in town meeting with russia's chief diplomat we don't know that many details at the moment as the meeting is being held behind closed doors however we do know that the international on syria lakhdar brahimi has been trying to get both sides of the conflict to put their weapons down he met with president. and just recently from the said that. agreed on forming this transitional government which could include the opposition and would be good be active till the next. elections in the country now we don't know whether the opposition or the rebels. for this deal this is right he also said that he had a positive fee

sake ran reports on the military and the government's failings in the war in afghanistan. nancy gibbs, editor at large and michael duffy, executive editor for time magazine, chronicle the relationship of the u.s. presidents in "the presidents club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity." and kevin phillips recounts what he believes was the most important year of the american revolution which was 1775, a good year for revolutions. for an extended list of links to various publications 2012 notable book selections, visit booktv.org or our facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. >> in 2008 judge robert bork sat down with eugene meyer, president of the federalist society, on booktv's "after words," an hourlong interview program. judge bork discussed a collection of his written works spanning nearly four decades. this interview was taped at judge bork's home in virginia. judge robert bork died on december 19, 2012. >> host: why did you, why did you collect "a time to speak," and is this just a book for lawyers? >> guest: well, i tried to do the articles in one year or because the interco

by the elites who are the recipient of their assistance and does the karzai government really represent the afghan people does it represent working families does it represent the poor farmers i would say absolutely no there's no indication of that whatsoever to the extent that the karzai government is demanding from foreign forces or independent domestic forces any sort of revenue you can you can believe you can guess for sure i would say that much of that money will be treated as loot something that will be the private premise for those who are in power the elite themselves. the launch of a groundbreaking exclusive show hosted by the world's top whistleblower sanches become one of the key events that shaped the year for our take the program was recorded while the wiki leaks founder was under house arrest in britain and gave voice to some of the most prominent public figures shown by the mainstream media. it was right on the new year's eve when i went to london to see june to discuss the news so. i am truly an assignment. editor of where she wakes expose the world secret desto

have any credibility especially post two thousand and fourteen the karzai government and his followers must show at least some degree of nationalist credentials in other words some independence from the occupiers to whom they owe their survival so he's on the horns of a dilemma he cannot really escape i think this allegation against the foreign n.g.o.s for not paying their taxes which is probably true is his attempt to solve his own or save his own reputation for those who deeply resent the foreign occupation the fact of the matter is the occupation of afghanistan like almost all foreign occupation is riddled with corruption by the occupiers and by the elites who are the recipient of their assistance and does the karzai government really represent the afghan people does it represent working families does it represent the poor farmers i would say absolutely not there's no indication of that whatsoever to the extent that the karzai government is demanding from foreign forces or independent domestic forces any sort of revenue you can you can believe you can guess for sure i woul

states hurdling towards a fiscal cliff that will trigger a wife for tax rises and government cuts on new year's day to tackle the fast approaching deadline congress members have gone on holiday or has been out to find anyone who thinks they deserve the break. as many hard working americans look forward to taking a break from the grind so does congress did they deserve a holiday this week let's talk about that we're talking today about congress because they're that take their break right now you're already rolling your eyes i've only just said the word awful it's awful what you can do they don't do anything and they're taking a break well yeah because that's what they do they don't do anything and they're going to do you think that they have been working hard enough to deserve a holiday never and i won't say anymore because it'll be a bad word of those going to go on kick the can down the road a little bit for the next year yeah and nothing's going to change something may change with who's going to want to know about the deal with the next year so you work more than one hundred forty days

forged a system of government, nothing was more important than the maintenance of the system. i will close here by segway to something that might give you a little more than an idea of what is specifically in this book. five differences between the original tea party and today. were five reasons they should have seen their losses coming. [laughter] you have to amuse yourself. [laughter] the original tea party was conducted on british ships as a raid by the sons of liberty, composed largely of working men, sailors, traitors, and storekeepers. today, the so-called tea party and sons of liberty represent the most conservative of the republican party. number two is the original sons of liberty orchestrated an armed rebellion against the british, so that american government could be formed. contemporary tea party and sons of liberty members enjoy the benefits of that very government. they just don't seem very happy that much of the time. number three, most of the wealth in the american colonies was held by british subjects who oppose the common when two parties of the day. every tea party

italy's president shortly after the lower house of parliament approved his one-yearlong government. >> my words will be with every probability the last act and the last words before those who where i formerly hand in my resignation to the head of state. thank you very much to allow me to conclude with you this difficult but fascinating 13 months. >> monti announced he will resign after the people of freedom party. >> in less than two weeks of dialect, we have already gained five percentage points. so i hope we can aim for the 40% that could give us the victory. monti's future is still unclear. will he go back to being an economist or endorse parties that pledge to continue with his plan, reform. the former prime minister is expected to reveal his choice during a press conference on sunday morning. >> we expect mario monty to expect the decision over his future. that's where we will learn that friday was the last day as monti as politician or whether he will try to play an active card in italy's politics or to continue what he started? >> thousands of people have been protesting in salveni

. deficit is not balanced with the government public transport issue are not solved in one year. we're public transport continued a national priority. we can't -- [inaudible] for the like of my young cousin. we can deliver more transport to get students from point a to point b. we can build a better, brighter future for young people. so when the opposition argument say it's not a national campaign, a focus of the divided region. i tell you this, divided we are weak, but united are the nation we are strong. more nation, one notion, one campaign. better public transport. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much ib keyed for that. i note we have been joined by the former government chief when the labour party was in office nick browne. the member of parliament. it's great to have you here. thank you for coming. to oppose the motion, i call from the east of england. [applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. we are here for one reason. to make contain and empower the young people that we so proudly represent. but, -- the parliament campaign for the next year to be made public transport bett

thousand dollars i should start saving money. fighting between the syrian government and opposition forces intensified in part of damascus and rebels claim they've targeted the presidential palace was shelved let's talk to dr ali mohammed the editor in chief of the syrian tribune magazine also a member of the syria dialogue organization as well sir thanks me with this and if confirmed today's report could be further proof i guess that the rebels possess heavy weapons and we should suppose what i'm talking porting to show the opposition's arsenal where do you think these arms are coming from move through. we don't need to do is drop through to know that they have a big arsenal the. workers that we have gone there for a long while and it's the talk in the after the and it's quite clear where they are coming from the border is. in the book that they're going to look for those with jordan are the slightly off it is well it's obvious that the international powers are interested in allowing this work and smuggling and there are a lot of boxes like turkey or some part of the love that is t

different bits of government are signing the relevant paper work to do what they have to do with the rate of tax people pay. >> there is an immediate payroll tax hike for americans as soon as the new year begins. people see a deflation in their budgets unless the process can be reversed and the spending plans are agreed upon. this is a militarily misleading term. this is a slope or a slide. these are tax increases and spending cuts that were involved and will be felt over a couple of months and so will their economic impact. if this happens and the fiscal cliff is not averted, america will go into recession immediately, that is not the case. there is the government demand over coming months which has the potential to have a recession of 2013. if taxes go up, they may cut back on their spending. this is likely to have a damaging effect. >> you will keep us posted. it has been a bleak midwinter across the u.s.. this has brought snow, blizzards, and even tornadoes. there's more bad news on the way. over the next few days, another stormy area of low pressure will sweep up from the gulf of mex

international monetary fund is blaming businessmen government officials and even actors for neglecting to pay what they owe the country but apparently the fund believes it is impossible to return all of that money and suggests a write down fifty percent of it now while also adopting a law to automate the system deducting the from the embezzlers a bank account. of what's happening on the markets which we actually managed to show a bit earlier in the program or two steps forward one step back for russia is the ruble it has lost around three quarters of monday's gains versus both the dollar and the euro now on the russian stock markets it seems indeed not a creature was stirring not even a mouse as i said before russia traditionally celebrates christmas on the seventh of january so tuesday was a working day because it was pretty much the only market trading very little activity and thus a flat and mixed results but lukoil managed to gain a half a percent in the session now the company has managed to acquire the license for the last of the major oil fields in russia the company paid one point sev

lot of loop holes and to bring about a bipartisan effort to get the government on a sound footing. >> the principal is you've got to protect poor and vulnerable people as you find a path to fiscal sustainability. both are moral issues. >> it's hard to overestimate the importance of getting healthcare to 40 or 50 million people who did not have access to it before. that's just huge and as the wealthiest nation in the world, not to ve healthcare foall was just a profound embarrassment. >> as bishops we've been working on healthcare reform for years. now there are issues about the healthcare reform that's been passed, the affordable healthcare act, that we have concerns about, one, some of the conscience issues. >> i hope he protects religious liberty. i hope he defends the right and protects the right and advocates for religious pluralism. >> the issue of marriage equality because i think he's alredy started to take that on in his first administration and i just feel like we're so close we can taste it. as we saw as evidenced in the past election with more and more states, thank god

. bahrain slashes the sentences for dozens of anti-government activists but human rights groups call it a half measure western states avert their gaze. for children are killed as a car bomb explodes and hits a school bus near damascus is no news of the ukrainian journalists kidnapped in syria. and the u.k.'s northeast feels the financial pinch even as the country scrambles out of recession with layoffs and regional regeneration. around the world and around the clock twenty four hours a day this is r.t. . bahrain has come to the sentences for dozens of people who took part in anti-government rallies last year but the move has failed to satisfy the activists who are calling for the release of all political prisoners human rights groups in the kingdom to stop using tear gas and torture interrogations and its crackdown on public gatherings. and looks at benefits from the two year under arrest. when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern and north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical from our graphic has lo

of unrest plus the syrian government and rebels up the ante in the information war over the escalating conflict amid mounting civilian casualties. and that's the u.k. prepares for a recession free year in the northeast of the country the financial gloom has taken its toll on people's health and their patients with the government. and i welcome you watching live from moscow with me and. now bahrain has cut prison sentences for dozens of pro-reform demonstrators that took part in mass rallies last year but the move has failed to satisfy human rights groups who are calling on the country to free all jailed activists the gulf states been cracking down on anti regime protesters for nearly two years killing dozens and arresting thousands rights organizations demand the nation stop the use of tear gas and torture interrogations but campaigners say bahrain's on a slippery slope to say need to take a ship election now looks at the struggle between the government and the opposition and who could benefit from it. when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern and nort

agree that a transitional government should take. on the u.k.'s northeast feels the financial pinch the country. with. worldwide news live. with me will receive it is good to have you with us today. has a couple sentences for dozens of people who took part in government rallies last year but the move has failed to satisfy local activists who are calling for the release of all political prisoners a human rights groups are urging the kingdom to stop using. torture interrogations and its continued crackdown on public gatherings. exactly who stands to benefit from two years of unrest. when it came to supporting calls for democracy in the middle east or north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical from our graphic has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave a very clear message for president which is it is time for him to go but when scenes of violent clashes between riot police and reform complain risk came from bahrain the definition of democracy shifted and rhetoric softened. in the summer of the us state department ca

and the. government which human rights groups called on the kingdom to release all of them and stop the. peace envoy to syria calls for a transitional government to take over. right here in moscow. and the northeast feels the financial pinch even as the country scrambles out of recession with. regional regeneration. it is a pleasure to have you with us here today i'm. live in moscow. top story now for you are the sentences for dozens of people who took part in antigovernment rallies last year but the move however has failed to satisfy local activists who according to the release of all political prisoners human rights groups are urging the kingdom to stop using tear gas and torture interrogations and its crackdown on public gatherings i want one. who ultimately benefits from the two years of unrest. well when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern and north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical from our graphic has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave out a very clear message for president to

and then bring more government over. the stark. stark of this region but many of them don't actually see any drastic changes happening any time soon after all any significant gun control measures and up in the past ultimately clashed with the second amendment of the constitution and were subsequently scrapped. asia until it will genia and then is taken. the end of the year in iraq and has been marred by massive naval drills right now in the strait of hormuz one of the world's busiest all shipping routes of course warships submarines jet fighters are all taking part with the aim of proving to run is well equipped to defend its maritime borders the moves come as the west builds up pressure over iran's nuclear program piling on sanctions against the country around board a few months ago that could indeed even block the strait but now its navy commander said that is not on the agenda professor marandi from to university explain why the iranians don't think there's a danger of a military confrontation in the near future. in the sense that western countries are brutal and civilize

over there, seized the airfield. the shock might be so great that the british government will cave in or negotiate your instead what the germans did was, of course they stop at the ocean. then he turned south and they wanted to knock france out of the war, which is what they did. they entered paris on june 16, i think. the government in paris led to the south. they were practically in a different city every day. and churchill hoped and pleaded with the french to continue fighting. both countries have pledged, one to another, that they would not drop out of the war and make a separate peace, unless they were released from this pledge by the other. the french began to think that they would want to make a separate peace, and they began to talk to the british about this. churchill said no, we can't release you from that pledge. we want you to keep fighting all the way down to the mediterranean, if you have to. and if you have to across the mediterranean, keep fighting from north africa. and a big part of the reason was that the french fleet was a very, very large fleet. many battleships t

across seventeen government open on the second and final stage of the county to referendum yesterday this once again was in the back of the violence as we saw clashes in this in egypt's second city alexandria between those who are for the constitution those who are against the constitution this has been docked islam is staged a hundreds of thousands strong rally in support of the constitution and the implementation of sharia law the two sides hold rocks at each other they cars and buses some saying these buses belong to the muslim brotherhood police intervened with tear gas leaving seventy seven injured so this obviously comes on to several instances of violence is in alexandria in cairo a few weeks ago in cairo and from the presidential palace rival groups clashed leaving ten dead in terms of people are saying here on the streets the country is divided those who are against the constitution say it would only enforce a presidential dictatorship that lacks a key social economic rights that was drafted by islamist dominated assembly for the constitution say it is essential for the prog

some of today's international east. government protests near the west in iraq. has left two people wounded it's thought the bodyguards of a sunni official fired the shots more than a recall rallies which have seen sunni muslims protest against what they see a second class treatment from the shia led government egypt has allowed a shipment of construction materials to enter gaza from it. as a first easing of restrictions since two thousand and seven since the militant group hamas came to power in gaza egypt had been following israel's import locate a palestinian official say israel is also promising the building materials would be allowed into gaza only seventy percent of young players commercial cordon bleu to through israel. the launch of a ground breaking exclusive show hosted by the world's top whistleblower to the sun has become one of the key events that shaped the year for r.t. the program was recorded while the wiki leaks founder was under house arrest in britain and gave voice to some of the most prominent public figures shunned by the mainstream media. it was right on the

able to stop the raging protests after almost two years of unrest plus the syrian government suffers a further setback as another high profile figure defect this is the regime rebels tried accusations over the shelling of civilians. and as the u.k. prepares for a recession here in the northeast of the country the financial gloom is taking its toll on people's health and their patients with the government. and i welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me. so our top story bahrain has cut prison sentences for dozens of pro-reform demonstrators that took part in mass rallies last year but the move has failed to satisfy human rights groups who are calling on the country to free all jailed activists the gulf states in cracking down on anti regime protesters finish two years killing dozens and arresting thousands rights organizations demand the nation stop the use of take gas and torture interrogations but campaigners say bahrain is on a slippery slope to a sunni dictatorship artie's election. the struggle between the government and the opposition and who could benefit from it. whe

foreign hands the coalition government in britain likes to talk about the march of the makers can have a march of the makers if we're selling of all that is good household names like boot the chemist chocolate and weetabix cereal have all been gobbled up by foreign corporations your traditional bacon butty hardly imaginable without h.p. source the name stands for houses of parliament the label even has westminster on it but the white house might be more fitting h.p. now belongs to heinz and as you're spreading your hartley's jam or your son pat peanut butter over your morning toast you might be surprised to learn that these british brands were just bought up by another american company in fact even thames water which comes out of every single tap in and around london now belongs to an australian company advocates of foreign takeovers say they inject much needed cash into the british economy recently with premier foods not only selling off. pickle selling off hartley's just. some peanut butter and also closing down some of their home. and you know it's interesting what's the reaction anal

jailed activists in bahrain who took part in anti-government protests have had their sentences for changed the opposition though wasn't satisfied with the revealing repainting its demands for the immediate release of all political prisoners. spoke to some of the activists as he looked at what lies behind the unrest. when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern or north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical from our graphic has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave out a very clear message for president which is it is time for him to go but when scenes of violent clashes between riot police and reform complain risk came from bahrain the definition of democracy shifted and rhetoric softened. in the summer of the us state department came up with a statement expressing its concerns over the human rights situation and alleged torture in bahrain this was only several months after washington had restarted weapons sales to this gulf state dissenters in bahrain have been directing anger at their govern

but deep divisions remain between opposition and government supporters over the course of the country's taken. israel approves twelve hundred more settler homes in east jerusalem the expansion coming despite international condemnation and warnings over the peace process with the palestinians. and as christmas presents are unwrapped across the world the jury's out on whether euro zone leaders behaved well enough for santa to answer their wishes will brussels sprout wonders or not r.t. tries to figure out what's in the bag for you. seven am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story it's been confirmed that egypt's new constitution has been passed with a majority sixty three point eight percent voting yes opponents have vowed to kin tinu the fight against adopting the islamist leaning charter though egypt's witnessed weeks of violence with a two stage referendum a sowing deep division between supporters and opponents of the country's president mohamed morsi morsi says an act in the new constitution quickly will bring stability and a chance to

public but deep divisions remain between opposition and government supporters over the course the country's taking. israel approves twelve hundred more settler homes in east jerusalem the expansion coming despite international condemnation and warnings over the peace process with the palestinians. as christmas presents are under wraps across the world the jury's out on whether the eurozone leaders behaved well enough for a sense that answered their wishes will brussels sprout wonders or not our team tries to figure out what's in the bag for europe. three am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour official results confirm that egypt's new constitution is passed the national referendum winning a hair less than sixty four percent of the vote the country's electoral commission's announce the final tally after investigations into fraud egypt's witnessed weeks of violence with a two stage referendum sowing deep divisions between supporters and opponents of the country's president gyptian president mahmoud morsi says in acting the new constitu

apocalypse an aerial of the band the government over someone you need to start not only you started. but many of them don't actually see any drastic changes happening anytime soon after all and it's significant gun control measures an update in the past ultimately clashed with the second amendment of the constitution and were subsequently scrapped. tilley were genia i'm going to check out. the seven american communities gun violence is a part of everyday life as we'll see next hour it's often done of the colors being war which decide who becomes a victim. royal's decades so since tuesday costs from society. to the. violent. street. colors matching the national slant they are made in america on. the end of the year in iran is very marked by massive naval drills held in the straits of hormuz one of the world's biggest oil shipping routes warships submarines and jet fighters all taking part with the aim of proving to iran is well equipped to defend its maritime borders but moves come as the west builds up pressure over iran's alleged nuclear program piling on sanctions against the coun

government that they elected some kind of due process or some kind of return of the capital that they invested in social programs that they invest that they put their money in when they when i show up to get the money out whether it's pension accounts or social security council or the u.s. would they pay and do it then they come to get the money they're told you scheming little snow's not right ragamuffin bah humbug you know they stole the money you know whether social security or whether it's here in the u.k. the money's been stolen. so max then they go on to look at the field of who is actually who are these poverty barons aside from the adam smith international and i found that several of the best paid consultants are former dea fitted officials who appear to have gained substantial increases in their personal wealth since leaving the department even though they are still doing essentially the same work. again it's the revolving door between government and the you know the appendages of government in the so-called private sector but me it's a private public sector it's a bird it's

dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in a serious hama province with the government and the opposition blaming one another of the russian foreign minister exclusivity tells our t.v. we're moscow stands in the conflict. russia and india rubber stamp of billions of dollars worth of military megadeals of the two of the world's fastest growing countries boost their global clout influence which is making some in the west nervous. and while some celebrate others are struggling as borrowing costs of christmas leave british pensioners in a far from festive spirit. world news live from our moscow h.t. brand new headquarters you're watching our team with me to see how often of. well syria's rebels say that at least sixty people have been killed in a government airstrike on a bakery in the central hama province state run media broadcast the denial instead of accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities and the international peace envoy visited them ask us how much promise had a witnessed intense fighting in the past few days meanwhile russia's foreign minis

hama province with the government of the opposition blaming each other the russian foreign ministry exclusively tells r.t. moscow stands in the conflict. a british somali man for missing for months inexplicably turns up in a u.s. court on terror charges his reappearance has ignited suspicion he's a victim of washington's the tories rendition program. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military mega deals with the world's fastest growing countries boost their global influence which is making some in the west nervous. and while some celebrate others struggle the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pension it's in a festive spirit. just called midnight here now this twenty fifth of december if you're celebrating christmas our very best wishes to you for me kevin owen and the rest of the team syria's rebels say at least sixty people have been killed in a government a strike on a bakery in the central province state run media is broadcast in denial instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities just as the international pe

dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in syria's home all provinces for the government and the opposition blaming one another the russian foreign minister exclusively tells our t.v. where moscow stands in the conflict. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military megadeals us two of the world's fastest growing countries and boost their global clout influence which is making some in the west nervous. and while some are celebrating others are struggling the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pensioners in a far from festive spirit. world news live from our brand new age steam all sco headquarters you're watching r.t.e. with me lucy catherine of. well syria's rebels say that at least sixty people have been killed in a government airstrike on a bakery in the central hama province state run media has broadcast a denial instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities as the international peace envoy visited damascus the home our problems has witnessed intense fighting in the past few days russia's foreign minister has r

tonight dozens of civilians reportedly killed in syria's hama province with the government of the opposition blaming each other the russian foreign minister exclusively tells us where moscow's stands in the conflict. the british for missing for months inexplicably turns up in a u.s. court on terror charges his reappearance has ignited suspicion he's a victim of washington's the tories rendition program. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military mega deals as to the world's fast growing countries boost the global clout influence that's making some of the west nervous. and while some celebrate others struggle the spiraling construct christmas leaves british pensioners in a far from festive spirit. hello there in a very good evening shift just joy this is kevin irwin here at the new center tonight our top story syria's rebels say at least sixty people have been killed in a government a strike on a bakery in the central how my province state run media is broadcast a denial instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities just

and not to households the government has promised to rework the bill as increasing tax for wealthy people has been central to present a long economic policy. france is not alone in trying to raise more cash to fend off the economic crisis facing europe now we bring you the personal side of the story we've been reporting throughout two thousand and twelve which we look back at events. it came to the point where if you walked into the studio you knew there was going to be a story about europe and austerity protests and riots whether it would be nice for greece or even the u.k. and these were real people in real situations in very scary situations and our correspondent. out there in the midst of it all. so we. stood. square and i could see the cameraman behind the camera everybody else around me putting gas masks on you for moscow going to see your life before you can say anything you get that horrible taste in your mouth and of course it's the tear gas that's because. these demonstrations in greece along with the firing of molotov cocktails and clashes with the place the producers li

. and syrian activists claim a government shelling has killed twenty including children in the north rebel fighters attack areas close to the turkish border. are you watching r.t. on carried austin now whether you prefer to hit the high street for the best deals or stop offers online this is a day to do it britain's boxing day bargain hunters are out in force and although they're keeping you cased hills ringing you might be surprised to know whose pockets are being lined. has been finding out. proud to be british brits interests alike often pay for their quintessentially british experience says unaware that they're run by foreign companies harrods the dorchester hotel and even the queen's grocer fortnum and mason keeping the fortnum and mason is a british store. it's been here for ages so i assumed it was wholly owned by british people no never mind everything's blown out you know the reason that things are getting. almost half the companies in the u.k. and now in foreign hands the coalition government in britain likes to talk about the march of the makers have a march of the makers